Bringing the house down! Pink Floyd star David Gilmour lops the top off his beach hut after falling foul of planners

Pink Floyd star David Gilmour has done a deal with planners to save the beloved beach hut at his £3million seafront mansion.

The guitarist was told the bright yellow hut was an eyesore in a conservation area and would have to go or else he would face prosecution.

But yesterday builders were busy modifying the hut in Hove, East Sussex after the musician and his wife, writer Polly Samson, agreed to make it smaller.

Yellow peril: A beach hut belonging to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Polly Samson at their home on Hove seafront which has fallen foul of planning laws

Changing rooms: Workers take down the height of the hut belonging to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Polly Samson

The height of the hut, used by Gilmour and his family to store their bicycles, is being reduced by two feet so the couple can keep the facility that has become something of a tourist attraction on the promenade.